Cotylelobium burckii

(Cotylelobium burckii)

Description

Cotylelobium burckii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named after W. Burck, (1848–1910), a botanist that worked on the Dipterocarpaceae and the Sapotaceae. C. burckii is a canopy tree, up to 40 m, found in kerangas forests on deep white sand podsols. The species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:Cotylelobium
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